Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
India Energy week 2023 run-up event in Guwahati graced by Union Petroleum Minister and CM of Assam
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As part of the India Energy Week 2023  to be held in Bengaluru from 6-8 Feb 2023, Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India Shri Hardeep Singh Puri in the gracious presence of Chief Minister of Assam Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma and Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Labour and Employment, Govt. of India Shri Rameswar Teli presided over a run-up event in Guwahati today.
Beginning his visit to Guwahati with the inauguration of the iconic NRL Centre – the Corporate Office Building of Numaligarh Refinery Limited  in the heart of Guwahati, Union Petroleum Minister proceeded to the IEW event at Hotel Vivanta.
The dignitaries witnessed signing of an MoU between NRL and the Govt. of Assam for setting up 3 bamboo nurseries, each covering an area of 5 hectares for carrying out secondary hardening of tissue cultured bamboo saplings and increase number of saplings using macro proliferation methods. The three nurseries will be set up in the districts of Golaghat, Nagaon and Sonitpur in Assam. Bamboo cultivation brings in several societal benefits and is therefore termed as “Green Gold”. During its growth, bamboo absorbs CO2 from the air and releases O2 into the air. As bamboo grows very fast, it is an excellent means to create a carbon sink. One hectare of bamboo plantation can absorb 17 Ton CO2 from the air per annum. The three bamboo nurseries will generate saplings that can be planted on 15,000 hectares of land area, thus will create a carbon sink that will fix 2.6 Lakh Ton CO2 from the air/ Year.
Thereafter, the Ministers flagged off a fleet of EV scooters by BIKOZEE, a hyper-local logistic Start-up supported by NRL. The Start-up aims to empower and equip economically marginalized communities with a range of job opportunities in hyperlocal delivery sector. As an eco-friendly venture, Bikozee has adapted electric mobility option to combat factors such as climate changes, unplanned urbanization and increasing rates of pollution. It aims for a carbon emission free world using renewable energy only.
He interacted with farmers who would be supplying bamboos on a sustainable basis to Assam Bio Refinery – the first of its kind 2G Bio Refinery with bamboo biomass as feedstock being implemented by Numaligarh Refinery Limited.
While interacting with media, the Hon'ble Minister said that "Prime Minister Narendra Modi has always been prioritising Northeast’s energy sector for putting the region in the high growth trajectory. He also informed that several other big projects in the sector are in the pipeline in the region".
Union Minister of State Shri Rameswar Teli stated that the government is focusing on expanding the Bamboo cultivation in the North East as the region is abundant in natural resources. Speaking on the lines of signing of MoU between NRL and Forest Department of Assam the Minister said that the 3 Bamboo Nurseries will be set up at Golaghat, Nagaon and Sonitpur.
IEW 2023 is the first major event under India's G20 Presidency, India Energy Week follows the Honourable Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pledge at COP26 to cut India's emissions to net-zero by 2070.
Held under the patronage of the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Government of India, India Energy Week is the only and all-encompassing international energy event supported at the highest level of Indian government, with participation from all the Public Sector Undertakings , and officially supported by the Federation of Indian Petroleum Industry .
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